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Lara Strupeit

Lars Strupeit

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Lara Strupeit

Streamlining photovoltaic deployment : The role of local governments in reducing soft costs

Author

  • Lars Strupeit

Summary, in English

Steep declines in photovoltaic (PV) technology prices have directed attention to the so-called soft costs associated with PV deployment. This paper focuses on one element of soft costs: those that arise from local permitting and inspection processes typically being handled by municipalities. Based on a literature review, the paper compares the status of local PV permitting in the US and Germany. Results show the significant potential for municipalities to streamline local permit procedures, a process that can be facilitated by higher-level governance rules, standardizing bodies, and other solar advocacy coalitions.

Department/s

  • The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics

Publishing year

2016-06-01

Language

English

Pages

450-454

Publication/Series

Energy Procedia

Volume

88

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Energy Systems

Keywords

  • Governance
  • Municipality
  • Permitting
  • Photovoltaic
  • Soft cost reduction

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1876-6102